Casio EX-Z800 User guide

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Digital Camera

User’s Guide

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As you unpack your camera, check to make sure that all items shown below are

included. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer.

Unpacking

Digital camera

Rechargeable lithium ion

battery (NP-80)

Charger unit (BC-81L)

Power cord Strap

USB cable AV cable CD-ROM Quick Start Guide

To attach the strap to the camera

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Attach strap here.

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• The contents of this manual and the bundled Quick Start Guide are subject to

change without notice.

• The contents of this manual have been checked at each step of the production

process. Feel free to contact us if you notice anything that is questionable,

erroneous, etc.

• Any copying of the contents of this User’s Guide, either in part or its entirety, is

forbidden. Except for your own personal use, any other use of the contents of this

manual without the permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. is forbidden

under copyright laws.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost

profits suffered by you or any third party due to the use or malfunction of this

product.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages, lost

profits, or claims by third parties arising out of the use of Photo Transport or

YouTube Uploader for CASIO.

• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any damages or lost

profits caused by loss of memory contents due to malfunction, repair, or any other

reason.

• Note that the example screens and product illustrations shown in this User’s Guide

may differ somewhat from the screens and configuration of the actual camera.

LCD Panel

The liquid crystal panel of the monitor screen uses high-precision technology that

provides a pixel yield in excess of 99.99%. This means that some very small number

of pixels may not light or may remain lit at all times. This is due to the characteristics

of the liquid crystal panel, and does not indicate malfunction.

Read this first!

Take a few test shots

Before shooting your final image, shoot a test shot to ensure that the camera is

recording correctly.

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Contents

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Read this first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

General Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Monitor Screen Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Configuring Monitor Screen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Quick Start Basics 14

What is a digital camera? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

What you can do with your CASIO camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

First, charge the battery prior to use.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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To charge the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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To load the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the Camera. . . . . . . 19

Preparing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Supported Memory Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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To load a memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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To format (initialize) a new memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Turning the Camera On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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To turn power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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To turn off the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Holding the Camera Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

To shoot a snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Selecting an Auto Recording Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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To shoot a snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Deleting Snapshots and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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To delete a single file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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To delete specific files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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To delete all files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Snapshot Shooting Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Auto Focus Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Snapshot Tutorial 33

Using the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Changing the Image Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Size) . . 34

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Flash) . . 38

Selecting a Focus Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus) . . 40

Specifying the Auto Focus Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (AF Area) . . 43

Using the Self-timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Self-timer) . . 45

Using Face Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Face Detection) . . 46

Shooting with Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Interpreting the Zoom Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Zooming with Minimal Loss of Snapshot Resolution . . . .(Single SR Zoom) . . . 49

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Recording Movie Images and Audio 50

To record a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using Prerecord Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Shooting a Snapshot while Shooting a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Recording Audio Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Voice Recording) . . 53

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To play back an audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Using BEST SHOT 55

What is BEST SHOT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Some Sample Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

To shoot an image with BEST SHOT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Creating Your Own BEST SHOT Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Shooting ID Photographs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Shooting Images of White board, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Recording a Self-portrait . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Isolating Moving Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-motion Image) . . 62

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Advanced Settings 63

Using On-screen Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

REC Mode Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC) . . 65

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Reducing the Effects of Camera and Subject Movement . . . . (Anti Shake). . . 65

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Using Continuous Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (CS). . . 66

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Displaying the On-screen Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Grid) . . . 67

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Changing the Focus Frame Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Focus Frame). . . 68

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Using Auto Shutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Auto Shutter). . . 69

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Using Icon Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Icon Help). . . 72

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Configuring Power On Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Memory). . . 73

Image Quality Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality) . . 74

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Enabling Super Resolution Quality for Snapshots . . . . .(Single SR Quality) . . . 74

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Zooming with Minimal Loss of Snapshot Resolution . . . .(Single SR Zoom) . . . 74

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Specifying Snapshot Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Quality (Snapshot)). . . 74

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Recording Beautiful Images of People and Scenery . . . . . . . . . . . . (Effect). . . 75

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Correcting Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (EV Shift). . . 77

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Controlling White Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (White Balance). . . 78

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Specifying ISO Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(ISO). . . 79

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Optimizing Image Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lighting). . . 80

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Using Built-in Color Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Color Filter). . . 80

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Viewing Snapshots and Movies 81

Viewing Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Viewing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Editing a Movie on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Movie Editing). . . 82

Viewing Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Deleting Continuous Shutter Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Dividing Up a CS Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Zooming an On-screen Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Displaying the Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Displaying Images in the Calendar Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Viewing Snapshots and Movies on a TV Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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Other Playback Functions (PLAY) 90

Using the PLAY Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Playing a Slideshow on the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Slideshow) . . 92

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Saving Music from Your Computer to Camera Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Applying an Artistic Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Art Effect) . . 95

Selecting Images for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (DPOF Printing) . . 95

Protecting a File Against Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Protect) . . 96

Editing the Date and Time of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date/Time) . . 97

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rotation) . . 97

Resizing a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Resize) . . 98

Cropping a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Trimming) . . 98

Adding Audio to a Snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dubbing) . . 99

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To play snapshot audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Copying Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Copy) . 100

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Dynamic Photo 101

To create a subject image to be inserted . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo) . 101

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Extracting Text from an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Inserting a Subject into a Snapshot or Movie . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo) . 105

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To view a Dynamic Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Dynamic Photo File) . . 106

Converting a Dynamic Photo Still Image to a Movie . . . (Movie Converter) . 107

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Printing 108

Printing Snapshots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Connecting Directly to a PictBridge Compatible Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Using DPOF to Specify Images to be Printed and the Number of Copies. . .111

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Using the Camera with a Computer 114

Things you can do using a computer... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

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Playing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Uploading Movie Files to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

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Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (PDF Files) . . 124

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Using the Camera with a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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Transferring Images Automatically and Managing Them on Your Macintosh . . 128

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Playing a Movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

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Viewing User Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(PDF Files) . . 129

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User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Using an Eye-Fi Wireless SD Memory Card to Transfer Images . (Eye-Fi) . 129

Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Memory Card Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

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Other Settings (Set Up) 134

Changing the Menu Screen Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Menu Color) . 134

Turning off Eye-Fi Card Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Eye-Fi) . 134

Configuring Camera Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sounds) . 135

Configuring a Startup Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Startup) . 135

Specifying the File Name Serial Number Generation Rule . . . . . (File No.) . 136

Creating an Image Storage Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Create Folder) . 136

Configuring World Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (World Time) . 137

Time Stamping Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Timestamp) . 138

Setting the Camera’s Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Adjust) . 138

Specifying the Date Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date Style) . 139

Specifying the Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Language) . 139

Configuring Sleep State Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Sleep) . 140

Configuring Auto Power Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Auto Power Off) . 141

Configuring [r] and [p] Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (REC/PLAY) . 141

Disabling File Deletion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ü Disabled) . 142

Configuring USB Protocol Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (USB) . 142

Selecting the Screen Aspect Ratio and

Video Output System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Video Out) . 143

Formatting Built-in Memory or a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Format) . 144

Resetting the Camera to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Reset) . 144

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Appendix 145

Precautions during Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

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Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

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To replace the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Battery Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Using the Camera in another Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Using a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

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To replace the memory card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Computer System Requirements for

Bundled Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(Bundled CD-ROM) . 156

Reset Initial Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

When things don’t go right... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

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Display Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Number of Snapshots/Movie Recording Time/Voice Recording Time . . . . . 167

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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The numbers in parentheses indicate the pages where each item is explained.

. Camera

General Guide

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1

Zoom controller

(pages 26, 47, 87, 88)

2

Shutter button (page 25)

3

[ON/OFF] (Power)

(page 23)

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Flash (page 38)

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Front lamp (pages 45)

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Lens

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Microphone

(pages 51, 99)

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[AUTO] button (page 25)

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Back lamp

(pages 23, 26, 38)

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[0] (Movie) button

(page 50)

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Connector cover

bm

USB/AV port (pages

88, 109, 117, 126)

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Strap hole (page 2)

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[SET] button (page 33)

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[ ] (Delete) button

(page 30)

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[p] (PLAY) button

(pages 23, 29)

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Control button

([8][2][4][6])

(pages 13, 30, 33, 38,

63)

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[r] (REC) button

(pages 23, 25)

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Monitor screen

(pages 11, 13)

Back

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Battery/memory card slots (pages 17, 21, 153, 154)

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Tripod hole

Use this hole when attaching to a tripod.

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Speaker

Front

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Bottom

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. Charger Unit

1

+7- Contacts

2

[CHARGE] Lamp

3

AC jack

3

2

1

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The monitor screen uses various indicators, icons, and values to keep you informed

of the camera’s status.

• The sample screens in this section are intended to show you the locations of all the

indicators and figures that can appear on the monitor screen in various modes.

They do not represent screens that actually appear on the camera.

. Snapshot Recording

Monitor Screen Contents

1

Remaining snapshot memory

capacity (page 167)

2

Remaining movie memory capacity

(page 50)

3

Recording mode (page 25)

4

White balance setting (page 78)

5

CS (page 66)

6

Zoom/Single SR Quality indicator

(pages 48, 74)

7

Metering mode (page 169)

8

Snapshot image size (page 34)

9

Snapshot image quality (page 74)

bk

Movie image quality (page 37)

bl

Flash (page 38)

bm

Focus (page 40)

bn

AF Area (page 43)

bo

Self-timer (page 45)

bp

Face Detection/Make-up/Landscape

(pages 46, 75, 76)

bq

Date/time (page 138)

br

Shutter speed

bs

Exposure compensation (page 77)

bt

Aperture value

ck

ISO sensitivity (page 79)

cl

Timestamp indicator (page 138)

cm

Battery level indicator (page 18)

cn

Focus frame (pages 26, 44)

co

Anti Shake (page 65)

cp

Auto shutter (page 69)

NOTE

• If the current aperture, shutter speed, ISO sensitivity, or Auto Exposure is not

correct, the setting will turn orange when you half-press the shutter button.

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bl

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cm

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. Movie Recording

. Snapshot Viewing

. Movie Playback

1

Flash (page 38)

2

Recording mode (page 50)

3

White balance setting (page 78)

4

Remaining movie memory capacity (page 50)

5

Movie recording time (page 50)

6

Exposure compensation (page 77)

7

Battery level indicator (page 18)

1

File type

2

Protect indicator (page 96)

3

Folder name/file name (page 131)

4

Snapshot image quality (page 74)

5

Snapshot image size (page 34)

6

ISO sensitivity (page 79)

7

Aperture value

8

Shutter speed

9

Date/time (page 138)

bk

Battery level indicator (page 18)

1

File type

2

Protect indicator (page 96)

3

Folder name/file name (page 131)

4

Movie recording time (page 81)

5

Movie image quality (page 37)

6

Date/time (page 138)

7

Battery level indicator (page 18)

123

7 6

4

5

31

bk

4

7

5

8

9

6

2

1

4

5

7

23

6

13

You can turn display information on and off by pressing [8] (DISP). You can

configure separate settings for the REC mode and PLAY mode.

Configuring Monitor Screen Settings

Information display on

Displays information about image settings, etc (REC

mode only).

Information display +

Date/Time on

In addition to information about snapshot settings,

displays movie setting information and the date/time

screen.

• You can specify the date style you want to use

(page 139).

Information display off No information displayed

C

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Quick Start Basics

What is a digital camera?

Delete

A digital camera stores images on a memory card, so you can record and

delete images a countless number of times.

Play

Record

You can use the images you record in a variety of different ways.

Store images on your

computer.

Print images. Attach images to e-mail.

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Quick Start Basics

Your CASIO camera is packed with a powerful selection of features and functions to

make recording of digital images easier, including the following three main functions.

What you can do with your CASIO camera

Simply select the sample scene you want and the

camera sets up automatically. Then all you need do is

press the shutter button for perfect images.

See page

55 for more information.

BEST SHOT

See page 101 for more information.

Advanced Dynamic Photo

Extract people or objects out of images you shoot and insert them into another

snapshot or movie (background). You can even insert a moving subject to

create true Dynamic Photo images.

Select Premium Auto recording and the camera automatically determines

whether you are shooting a subject or scenery, and other conditions. Premium

Auto delivers higher image quality than standard Auto.

Premium Auto

See page 25 for more information.

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Quick Start Basics

Note that the battery of a newly purchased camera is not charged. Perform the steps

under “To charge the battery” to bring the battery to a full charge.

• Your camera requires a special CASIO rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80) for

power. Never try to use any other type of battery.

1. Positioning the positive

+

and

negative

-

terminals of the

battery with those of the charger

unit, load the battery into the

charger unit.

2. Plug the charger unit into a

household power outlet.

About 210 minutes are required to

reach full charge. The [CHARGE]

lamp will go out when charging is

complete. Unplug the power cord

from the power outlet and then

remove the battery from the

charger.

First, charge the battery prior to use.

To charge the battery

Lamp Status Description

Lit Red Charging

Flashing Red

Abnormal ambient temperature, charger problem, or

battery problem (page 152)

Off Charging complete

[CHARGE] lamp

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Quick Start Basics

Other Charging Precautions

• Use the special charger (BC-81L if included with camera, BC-80L if purchased

separately) to charge the special lithium ion battery (NP-80). Never use any other

type of charger device. Attempting to use a different charger can result in

unexpected accident.

• A battery that is still warm due to normal use may not charge fully. Give the battery

time to cool before charging it.

• A battery discharges slightly even when it is not loaded in the camera. Because of

this, it is recommended that you charge the battery immediately before you need to

use it.

• Charging the camera’s battery may cause interference with TV and radio reception.

If this happens, plug the charger into an outlet that is further away from the TV or

radio.

• Actual charging time depends on current battery capacity and charging conditions.

1. Open the battery cover.

Pressing the battery cover, slide it in

the direction indicated by the arrow.

2. Load the battery.

With the EXILIM logo on the

battery facing upwards (in the

direction of the monitor

screen), hold the stopper next

to the battery in the direction

indicated by the arrow as you

slide the battery into the

camera. Press the battery in

until the stopper secures it in

place.

3. Close the battery cover.

Pressing the battery cover against the

camera, slide it closed.

• For information about how to replace

the battery, see page 153.

To load the battery

1

2

EXILIM logo

Stopper

Back

Battery contacts

Front

1

2

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Quick Start Basics

Checking Remaining Battery Power

As battery power is consumed, a battery indicator on the monitor screen indicates

remaining power as shown below.

indicates battery power is low. Charge the battery as soon as possible.

Recording is not possible when is indicated. Charge the battery immediately.

• The level shown by the battery indicator may change when you switch between the

REC mode and PLAY mode.

• Leaving the camera for about 30 days with no power supplied while the battery is

dead will cause its date and time settings to be cleared. A message telling you to

configure time and date settings will appear the next time you turn on the camera

after restoring power. When this happens, configure date and time settings (page

138).

• See page 171 for information about battery life and memory capacity.

Battery Power Conservation Tips

• When you do not need to use the flash, select ? (Flash Off) for the flash setting

(page 38).

• Enable the Auto Power Off and the Sleep features to protect against wasting

battery power when you forget to turn off the camera (pages 140, 141).

Remaining Power High Low

Battery Indicator ***

Indicator Color Cyan * Amber * Red * Red

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Quick Start Basics

The first time you load a battery into the camera, a screen appears for configuring the

display language, date, and time settings. Failure to set the date and time correctly

will cause the wrong date and time data to be recorded with images.

IMPORTANT!

• A screen for language selection will not appear in step 2 of the procedure below if

you purchased a camera intended for the Japanese market. To change the display

language from Japanese in this case, use the procedure under “Specifying the

Display Language (Language)” (page 139). Note that a version of this manual in

the language you select may not be included with a camera intended for the

Japanese market.

• Camera models sold in certain geographic areas may not support display language

selection.

1. Press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn on the

camera.

2. Use [8], [2], [4], and [6] to select

the language you want and then press

[SET].

3. Use [8] and [2] to select a date style and then press [SET].

Example: July, 10, 2012

YY/MM/DD

* 12/7/10

DD/MM/YY

* 10/7/12

MM/DD/YY

* 7/10/12

4. Set the date and the time.

Use [4] and [6] to select the setting you want to

change and then use [8] and [2] to change it.

To switch between 12-hour and 24-hour format, press

[0] (Movie).

5. After setting the date and time, use [4] and [6]

to select “Apply” and then press [SET].

Configuring Basic Settings the First Time You Turn On the

Camera

SET

[ON/OFF] (Power)

[0] (Movie)

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Quick Start Basics

6. Use [8] and [2] to select “Auto” or “Premium Auto” as the auto

recording mode (page 25) and then press [SET].

• After configuring the auto recording mode setting you want here, you can

toggle between “Auto” and “Premium Auto” by pressing [AUTO].

NOTE

• Each country controls its local time offset and the use of summer time, and so they

are subject to change.

• Removing the battery from the camera too soon after configuring time and date

settings for the first time can cause the settings to be reset to their factory defaults.

Do not remove the battery for at least 24 hours after configuring settings.

Though the camera has built-in memory that can be used to store images and

movies, you probably will want to purchase a commercially available memory card for

greater capacity. The camera does not come with a memory card. Images recorded

while a memory card is loaded are saved to the memory card. When no memory card

is loaded, images are saved to built-in memory.

• For information about memory card capacities, see page 167.

– SD Memory Card

– SDHC Memory Card

Use one of the above types of memory card.

If you make a mistake configuring display language, date, or time settings with the

above procedure, refer to the following pages for information about how to correct

the settings.

– Display language: Page 139

– Date and time: Page 138

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